The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1887-05-19
WithAeawal q 0ovePners Perry
and DlOxhan.

The beginning Of the end Of the Senatorial
deadlock was reached Tuesday, when Governor
Bloxham proposed that Governor Perry and
himself should withdraw from the contest. The
following Il the correspondence:
TALLAHAssEE, Fla, May II.
Hon. r. A. Perry, Governor Of F'er;da. Taaahos'
~, Fla:
DEAR GOVERNOR: As you are doubtless
aware, eighty-eight ballots have been taken In
the Democratic caucus, and the result has been
Q failure to make o nomination for the position
Of United States Senator. There remains but
little moro than two weeks of the Legislative
session. 1t !. probable, under the existing CIR
cumstances that the balloting during that Pc
rod will likewise result In failure to nominate.
In my opinion caucus nomination OF some one
during the present session of the Legislature is
essential TO the future unity, harmony and in
tegrity of the Democratic party In this State.
Earnestly desiring to preserve that unity, har-
mony and integrity, submit to you this PROPOSE
ton, trusting that II will meet with your favor
able consideration, viz: That each of rs request
our respective friends 10 permanently withdraw
our names from the deberatlon of the caucus.
This permanent withdrawal to embrace Mr.
Pasco as well IS ourselves, that the deadlock"
being broken, the caucus will be left free TO
select any other person they may desire.
Very truly yours,
(sgned) w. D. BLoxHAM
GOV. PERRY's REPLY.
TALLAHASSEE, May II, 1887.
To Hon. W D. Blozham, 1altshassee, Fla.
DEAR GovERNoR-I have yours of this date.
No one can be more unwilling than that my
name or anything personal to me should in the
slghtestd degree stand in the way of the unity,
harmony and integrity Of the Democratic party.
As the kind friends who have so fatleringly
used nay name in connection with the office OF
United States Senator have done 80 uninf1uenced
by any personal aspirations OF mine and have
honored me with their votes without solicitation
on my part, / feel that l should leave them as
free to act upon the subject matter OF your com
munication as have endeavored to leave tie
members of the Legislature to act upon the duty
imposed upon them.
consequently submit your communication to
them to night and assure you that shall be
well pleased with whatever course they see ut
TO pursue as we'll pleased IL they determine to
no longer use my name as If l could know that
its use would result in a nomination.
Very truly yours,
E. A. PERRY.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla, May H.
To My Friends:
have the honor TO submit to you cemmu-
nication from Hon. w. D. Bloxham Of this date,
and a copy of my note in reply, which explain
themselves Profoundly grateful to your kind
and generous support of me for the office of Uni
ted States Senator l most cheeriully submit 10
you the subject matter of the enclosed CORE
SPONGE, confident that ia determining what &C.
ton you will take in reference thereto you will
consderer only what you believe TO be for the
best interests of our State and of the Democratic
patty.
Gratefully your friend,
E. A. PERRY.
THE PERRY CAUCUS
The Perry caucus passed the following:
WHEREAS, The mention of the name of Mr..
Pasco, for whom we cannot speak, renders it i'm
possible 10 answer the proposition of Governor
Bloxham in such q manner as will put end 10
the candidacy of Governor BlOxha and Gov
ernor Perry, therefore,
Rcs0lued, That a conference of the friends of
Governor Bloxham and Governor Perry, author
lied to act in the premises meet with view to
Withdrawing the names of these gentlemen from
the Senatorial contest for the purpose of pre-
serving harmony in the Democratic party, and
that copy of this resolution be at once for
warded to Governor Bloxham or handed to him
by committee 10 be appointed on the part of
Governor Perry.
The committee was composed of Messrs. Mil
Ter, Orman, Mann, Whidden, Saxon and David
son, of Dade, who waited On Governor Blox-
ham, and then conferred with Governor Perry.
The subjoined letter closed the correspondence
TALLAHASSEE, May 10, 1887
Hon. W. D. BSorham
DEAR SIR submitted your letter of yester-
day 10 the gentlemen who have been honoring
me by their votes for the United States Senate,
and l have the honor TO advise you of their
action by enclosed copy of resolution, and beg
leave further TO say, have expressed TO my
friends my earnest desire that if my name is
in any way endangering the integrity and
harmony of the Democratic party, it be with
drawn Internationally.
know of no other authority that can 90 we'll
speak for the Democratic party of the State, or
can be so safely relied upon to protect its
interests as the caucus now organized, and can
conceive of no filter judges Of what is for the
good OF that party or the State than the men,
bers of that body, and feel that the matter of
selecting a United States Senator may be
safely left unrestricted in their hands; thus I
desire to say that, while the use Of my name
may threaten danger to the unity of the party,
fail 10 see how it necessarily follows that the
use OF other names fOrebodes the same direful
result. l know of no reason why there should
exist any such antagonism between those who
have voted for me in caucus and those who
have voted for others as to make il necessary
for the harmony of the party, either now or in
the future, that the withdrawal of my name as
an element Of discord should be dependent upon
the Withdrawal OF any or all other names which
the members Of the Legislature in the exercise
of an undoubted privilege have seen fit to honor
BY their votes. l freely and cheeriully say, If
now, or at any time, my name offends the Dem
ocratic party, let the caucus pluck it out but do
not let its withdrawal be upon any condition, or
my name be used in any combination or SIT pu-
lation by which the members Of the Legislature
are 10 be influenced or restricted Except as to
myself) 10 the discharge Of their duty and the
exercise of the privilege such withdrawal should
leave to them-lhat of selecting from all other
names in the State
With an abiding faith in the disposition and
competency of our chosen representatives to
protect the unity, the harmony and the integrity
OF the Democratic party, and at the same time
to subserve the best interests of The State,
am, very truly yours.